A marked hiking trails takes you up Klein Waterberg. It is a 70 to 90 minutes hike, depending on how many (photo) stops you make to take in the spectacular views. We recommend you do the hike early in the morning or in the afternoon when the light is nicest. In most cases you will be accompanied by our dogs who know the trail but do not need any extra attention. They just love the exercise.

Our afternoon activity takes you over the farm to the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF – www.cheetah.org) and on the way back to wide open field at the foot of the Waterberg which we call Little Serengeti for its abundance in game. It gives you an idea of how we farm in the presence of naturally present game as well as predators.

During the trip over the farm our guide will explain our cattle and horse management and show you some of our Santa Gertrudis cattle and Arab horses, including how we protect our calves and foals against our numerous leopards who we tolerate because they were here first.

At CCF a guide from the centre takes over. You have the opportunity to see a feeding – except on Sundays which is the cheetah’s fasting day –, to inform yourself about everything concerning the cheetah’s fight for survival and to be taken on a drive through an enclosure where you can observe some cheetahs which cannot be rewilded close-up while the guide answers any question you might have. Furthermore, you will meet some of the livestock guarding dogs with their herds of goats.

When the sun starts to set you will head out to the Little Serengeti to find animals such as eland, springbok, hartebeest, oryx and a variety of night active animals such as bat-eared foxes and aardvarks. You may also see the odd pangolin, porcupine or leopard.

A shorter tour in the morning after breakfast or in the afternoon which concentrates on our farming activities. Our guide will explain our cattle and horse management and show you some of our Santa Gertrudis cattle and Arab horses, including how we protect our calves and foals against our numerous leopards who we tolerate because they were here first.

In the afternoon a sundowner can be included. Having a sundowner is one of those iconic Namibian habits. On the way to one of our earth dams which serve as water reservoirs after good rainy seasons you will see lots of different game and soak up the magic light before and just after sunset. – Note: The sundowner tour can only take place if the Visit to Cheetah Conservation Fund is not booked.

While most of our horses have been imprinted as very young foals and run wild once they are old enough to fend for themselves in the bush after having been brought up to be bush-wise by their mothers, we do have a number of ridable horses. Whether you have got little riding experience and prefer walking or you are an experienced rider and want to enjoy cantering for kilometres and kilometres we can take you on a guided out-ride where you will get really close to wildlife.

This activity has to be pre-booked as it is subjected to relevant rules and conditions. More information on request.

You arrive at the Bernabe de la Bat Restcamp run by Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR). From there you can go on a hike up to the plateau (40 to 50 minutes). NWR also offers game drives on the plateau which is a national park where self-drive cars are not allowed.

Besides the regional plains game you can see roan and sable antelopes brought to the Plateau from the Zambezi Region in the late 70s. Furthermore, the plateau is home to white and black rhino as well as the only buffalo population south of the veterinary fence.

A self-drive activity for half a day or a day. It is a 30 to 40-minute-drive, 7 km on tarred road (C 22) and 17 km on gravel road (D 2512).

If you are interested in how people live in a small rural town and what challenges they face you can visit steps for children in Okakarara during the morning hours. While you are taken on a tour of the project you have the opportunity to find out more about work at the project as well as about the surrounding community.

This is a 40 km self-drive activity on a tarred road which takes you about 25 minutes. It can be combined with a trip to Waterberg Plateau Park or our drive to Cheetah Conservation Fund and Little Serengeti in the afternoon.